Russia's airstrikes in Syria are playing well at home
MOSCOW (AP) Whatever effect Russia's airstrikes are having on the ground in Syria, their impact at home is clear: They prove to Russians that their country is showing up the United States and...
View ArticleRussia says Islamic State weakening in Syria; Obama says ‘no meeting of...
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: The aim of Russia's military operation in Syria is not to keep President Bashar al-Assad in power but to defeat Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev...
View ArticleSyria's Assad meets with Putin in Moscow to discuss military operations
BEIRUT (Tribune News Service) — Syrian President Bashar Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian and Syrian press reported Wednesday, as...
View ArticlePutin Officials Said to Admit Real Syrian Goals Are Far Broader
As Russia’s air war in Syria nears its fourth week, officials now admit that Moscow’s aim is far broader than the publicly announced fight against terrorist groups. The Kremlin’s real goal is to help...
View ArticlePutin telling Obama ‘go to hell’ with Syria battle: Sen. Graham
Russian President Vladimir Putin is flaunting his disregard for US President Barack Obama by launching a campaign of airstrikes against Daesh (ISIL) in Syria, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says....
View ArticleRussian Air Assault Hits Rebels, Helps Assad Regain Lost Ground
SOCHI, Russia/AMMAN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian war planes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State on Sunday, insurgents said, helping Moscow's ally Bashar al-Assad reclaim territory and...
View ArticleAnalysis: Putin's Syria operation is a bid to regain status as major global...
(CNN)On Russian TV -- breathtaking video of missiles launched from Russian ships in the Caspian Sea, streaking into the night sky, racing almost a thousand miles to their targets in Syria, exploding,...
View ArticleBashar al-Assad calls Putin's action in Syria 'vital for Middle East'; David...
MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's decision to take military action in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a "terrible mistake"....
View ArticleBashar al-Assad calls Putin's action in Syria 'vital for Middle East', David...
MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's decision to take military action in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a "terrible mistake"....
View ArticleUS Kurdish allies welcome Russian airstrikes in Syria
ISTANBUL (Tribune News Service) — Three days into its bombing campaign in Syria, Russia on Friday at last targeted Islamic State positions, striking at the de facto capital of the terror organization...
View ArticleRussian officials admit to broader goal in Syria
MOSCOW — As Russia’s air war in Syria nears its fourth week, officials now admit that Moscow’s aim is far broader than the publicly announced fight against terrorist groups. The Kremlin’s real goal is...
View ArticleWhy US Fears Putin Success in Syria
By Finian Cunningham October 16, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - "RT" - The US and its allies would like to see Russia’s military operations in Syria go horribly wrong as Russia’s success heralds a...
View ArticleBashar al-Assad calls Putin's action in Syria 'vital', David Cameron says...
MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's decision to take military action in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a "terrible mistake"....
View ArticlePutin accuses West of playing ‘double game’ in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of playing a “double game” with “terrorist” groups in Syria, where Moscow and a US-led coalition are conducting separate bombing campaigns....
View ArticleUS and Russia can’t agree on definition of ‘terrorist’
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — While they confer about “de-conflicting” their bombing raids in Syria, U.S. and Russian military officials also might want to discuss what the word “terrorist”...
View ArticlePutin officials said to admit real Syria goal is far broader
MOSCOW — As Russia's air war in Syria nears its fourth week, officials now admit that Moscow's aim is far broader than the publicly announced fight against terrorist groups. The Kremlin's real goal is...
View ArticleSyrian army advances with help of intensified Russian air strikes
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Suleiman Al-Khalidi SOCHI, Russia/AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian war planes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State on Sunday, insurgents said, helping Moscow's ally...
View ArticlePUTIN’S STRATEGY Krauthammer: Iran marches, Russia rules, Obama watches
WASHINGTON —Guess who just popped up in the Kremlin? Bashar Assad, Syrian dictator and destroyer, now Vladimir Putin’s newest pet. After four years holed up in Damascus, Assad was summoned to Russia to...
View ArticlePutin’s power grab in Syria draws weak response from DC
Vladimir Putin’s Syrian gambit has demonstrated once again the Russian president’s knack for outfoxing President Obama. Again and again, Russia threatens and the president folds. The administration...
View ArticleCameron Says Russia Is Making `Grave Mistake’ in Syria Bombings
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said Russia’s intervention in Syria is a “grave mistake” that’s threatening to stoke instability, joining President Barack Obama’s criticism of a bombing campaign that...
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